Bootcamp - Word Problems

After dinner, Joe and his family eat 1/2 of Joe's birthday cake. Then, Joe eats another 1/8 of the cake for breakfast the following morning and his brother eats 1/4 of it. How much of the cake has been eaten?

• 1 1/8

• 7/8

• 1

• 9/16

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

The fifth grade classes collected 5/10 of the school's canned goods on Monday, 1/5 on Tuesday, and 45/100 on Wednesday. How much of the school's canned goods did the fifth grade collect in all?

• 1 3/20

• 115/100

• 1 15/100

• 75/100

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CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

A stack of boards is 21″ high. Each board is 3/4″ thick. How can you find the number of boards?

• 21 × 1 3/4

• 1 3/4 ÷ 21

• 21 ÷ 1 3/4

• 1 3/4 + 21

Twelve whole pizzas are eaten. Each person eats ¼ pizza. How many people eat pizza?

• 48 people 
• 16 people
• 8 people
• 3 people

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.B.7B

CCSS.5.NF.B.7C

Zachary spent 24 days at Grandma's house last summer. His sister spent 3/8 of that time at Grandma's. How many days did Zachary's sister spend at Grandma's house last summer?

• 6 days

• 9 days

• 14 days

• 64 days

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Mrs. Rose read for 4/8 of an hour every day of the week. How many hours does she read each week?

• 3 1/2 hours

• 3 hours

• 2 4/8 hours

• 4 hours

Tags

CCSS.4.NF.B.4B

CCSS.4.NF.B.4C

Oakview Elementary school printed 445 tickets for the school play in Spring. 3/5 of the tickets were sold out by January.

How many tickets remain to be sold? (Hint: this is a 2-step word problem)

• 200 tickets

• 178 tickets

• 145 tickets

• 175 tickets

Tags

CCSS.7.EE.B.3

Christopher's store sells 10 1/3 pounds of potatoes on Monday. The next day the store sells 2 2/3 pounds of potatoes. How many more pounds of potatoes did his store sell on Monday than Tuesday?

• 8 1/3 pounds
• 7 1/3 pounds
• 7 2/3 pounds
• 8 2/3 pounds

Tags

CCSS.5.NF.A.1

CCSS.5.NF.A.2

How many 1/4 cup servings are in 5/8 cup?

• 5/32

• 7/8

• 5/24

• 2½

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1

A larger piece of wood that measures 8½ feet long will be cut into smaller pieces that measure ¼ foot each. How many smaller pieces of wood can be cut from the larger piece of wood?

• 34
• 32
• 17
• 4

Tags

CCSS.6.NS.A.1